TechnologyEvaluationProject

Usingtechnologyinalignmentwith10CAStateStandards
By:DelanieArmstrong

1.)StructuralFeaturesofInformationalMaterialsKindergarten
2.1Locatethetitle,tableofcontents,nameofauthor,andnameofillustrator.
Forthisstandard,Iwouldincorporateadocumentcamerasuchasan
Egghead
oran
Elmo.
Ifind
thishelpfulbecauseIcouldbeatanylocationintheclassroomtodothisactivityandona
wirelesstabletcircle/markgivenanswers,whichcanbeagreatvisualizationtoolforthe
students.

2.)PhysicalEducationKindergarten
1.6Balanceonone,two,three,four,andfivebodyparts.
Forthisstandard,Iwouldusedavideocamera.Itwouldbeafunwaytoadheretothestandard
whileincorporatingtechnology.Kindergartnerslovewatchingthemselvesoncamera,soone
couldvideotapetheclassbalancingthenshowthemonavideo,whichcanstimulatenewideas
onhowtobalance.

3.)ScienceGrade1
A.Studentsknowsolids,liquids,andgaseshavedifferentproperties.
Iwouldbolsterthisactivitywithayoutubevideo.Therearesomanygreatsciencevideosfor
youngergrades.Whatmakesthisdifferentthanwatchingamovieisthatitisnotalongdrawn
outvideoonthesubject,whereastheyoutubevideosaregenerallyshort,simplyput,and
effective.Anexampleofthiswouldbe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCcTSfa82yU

4.)SocialScienceGrade2
2.5Studentsunderstandtheimportanceofindividualactionandcharacterandexplainhow
heroesfromlongagoandtherecentpasthavemadeadifferenceinotherslives(e.g.,from
biographiesofAbrahamLincoln,LouisPasteur,SittingBull,GeorgeWashingtonCarver,Marie
Curie,AlbertEinstein,GoldaMeir,JackieRobinson,SallyRide).
Iwoulduseaspecificwebsiteforthis
www.kidtopia.info
Inanutsehllitisagooglesearch
appropriateforkids.Onceyoutypeinanameofanyofthewomenandmenlistedabove,itwill
providevideos,pictures,andeasilyaccessiblefactsaboutthem(ieSallyRideforkidsvideosor
GeorgeWashingtonCarverforkidsvideos).

5.)StructuralFeaturesofLiteratureGrade4

3.1Describethestructuraldifferencesofvariousimaginativeformsofliterature,including
fantasies,fables,myths,legends,andfairytales.
Iwouldmakethisfunandeducationbyusingawirelessprinterinaclassroom.Theinstructor
couldassignaformofliteratureeachtoasmallgroupofstudentsandhavethestudentsprint
imagesthatdistinguishitfromtheothers,andtheycouldpresentandexplainthattotheclass.

6.)HistorySocialScienceGrade1
1.Locateonmapsandglobestheirlocalcommunity,California,theUnitedStates,theseven
continents,andthefouroceans.
Iwouldconnectalaptoptoatelevisionscreenoroverheadprojectortousethiselectronic
researchtoolwhichisavirtualmapthatallowsthestudenttozoominontheEarth.Itisan
interactivetoolthatstudentscouldusetodiscovertheirlocationonEarthinrelationstoother
continentsandoceans.
http://education.nationalgeographic.org/mockup/

7.)VisualandPerformingArtsStandardsMusicGrade1
2.1Singwithaccuracyinadevelopmentallyappropriaterange.
Iwoulduseavoicerecorderforthisactivitytorecordthemsingingasongthenplayitbackto
theclassonspeakerssotheycouldlistenandfindwheretheyneedimprovementsinrangein
relationtotheactualsong.Itcouldbefunfortheclasstoheartheirlittlevoicesandfindhumor
inerror,yetunderstandtheyneedtoworkonthataspect.

8.)ReadingStandardsFoundationalSkillsGrade2
4.Readwithsufficientaccuracyandfluencytosupportcomprehension.
Iwouldhavethestudentpicktheirfavoritepageorparagraphinabooktheyarereading,and
havethemtypeitoutonacomputerusingMicrosoftWord.Thechildwouldbereadingoutthe
wordsandspellingthemoutwhilelearningtotypeonthekeyboard.

9.)MathematicsDevelopunderstandingoffractionsasnumbersGrade3
2.Understandafractionasanumberonthenumberlinerepresentfractionsonanumberline
diagram.
Iwouldincorporateafreeonlinesoftwarecalledkhanacademy.org.Yousimplygotothe
website,clickonsubject,clickgrade3,scrolldowntofractions,clickonfractionsonanumber
line,andyouhavethreeexcellentvideocastonewithanexplanationofthelesson,interactive
widgets,andthenpracticeproblems.

10.)HistorySocialScienceContentStandardsGrade3ContinuityandChange
ChronologicalandSpatialThinking
1.Studentsplacekeyeventsandpeopleofthehistoricaleratheyarestudyinginachronological
sequenceandwithinaspatialcontexttheyinterprettimelines.

Iwouldincorporateafreeonlinetimelinegenerator.Wecouldhavestudentsdothisasagroup
oncomputers,oronanoverheadcollectivelywherewewouldreadouteventsfromourtextand
documentthemonatimelinesothestudentscanhaveaninteractiveandvisualaidtohelp
furthertheirknowledgeofcontextualimportance,chronologicalorder,andrelevancy.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/